Doherty came into their game on Thursday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 3-0 to the Fountain-Fort Carson Trojans. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Trojans recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
While Doherty ultimately came up short, they really made Fountain-Fort Carson work, particularly in the second set. The final score came out to 25-20, 26-24, 25-16.
Elijah Morrison paced Doherty's offense, picking up eight kills. Morrison got some help from Ryan Kaiser and his 18 assists. Kaiser was also solid from the service line: he led the team with three aces.
Doherty's defeat dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, the victory got them back to even at 7-7.
Doherty wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 3-1 loss against Lutheran on the 8th. As for Fountain-Fort Carson, they have also already played their next match, a 3-0 defeat against Douglas County on the 5th.
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